Data Protection for EU and UK Life Sciences Companies

This session provides an introduction/refresher to the key General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and UK GDPR concepts and principles for life sciences companies, with a focus on data transfers and clinical trial compliance.

Topics

• Applicable law and territorial scope of the GDPR and UK GDPR
• Key concepts, principles and the rules on data transfers—recent EDPB guidance, court rulings and DPA decisions
• Consequences of Brexit
• Recent developments in GDPR compliance in clinical trials:
  
  • Legal basis for processing patients' personal data
  • Concept of controller and processor
  • Use of software and cloud processing